The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced a new loan allocation model for students, moving away from the previous band-based system. Funding will now be determined by the specific cost of a student's academic program and their assessed financial need.

• HELB will no longer categorize student funding allocations into bands, instead focusing on individual need and program cost.
• The cost of a student's program will be determined by HELB collecting real-time data directly from the learner's institution.
• A scientific method called Means Testing Instrument (MTI) will be used to determine a student's level of financial need.
• The government recently disbursed Ksh9.4 billion to support 309,178 university students, with Ksh5.7 billion allocated for tuition fees.
• According to HELB, a reduction in upkeep allocations for some students is due to the government reducing the university program cost.